IN HER RATTLY BROWN CHEVY VAN, Case returned to the issue of abortion. She deplored some recent movies that raise the matter as one of its crucial plot points — “Knocked Up” and “Juno,” for example — and then “solve” it with a sweetly positive ending or a miscarriage or some other sidestep. “Just have the abortion,” she said of “Juno.” “Just have it and get on with your life.” She continued: “Years ago, I went to Planned Parenthood in New York — for another reason — and I saw these girls waiting there, and it was just awful. It was cold, they were in gowns that didn’t really close, and their boyfriends and parents weren’t with them, and they were sitting under these bright lights, and the people were mean.”
Surely this experience lies behind one of her most readable songs, “Pretty Girls,” on “Blacklisted”:

The TV is blaring and angry,
as if you don’t know why you’re here.
Those who walk without sin are so hungry –
Don’t let the wolves in, pretty girls. . . . .
Don’t let them tell you you’re nothing.

Summer hits rock my socks like no other section of the music calendar. I love good summer songs that make me think of the beach, kissing my boo, or driving for days through the countryside. I love bouncing beats and lip-sync jam sessions. What I don’t love is finding the patriarchy wrapped in my techno-rap-pop amalgamated remix.

There’s this song on the radio right now that meets my qualifications for a summer hit. I don’t want to think too hard about it, and when it comes on, I find myself wishing to be in a club. There’s something about bright, laser lights mixed with dingy qualities that really gets my blood going. I sing in the car, and while I ...

Summer hits rock my socks like no other section of the music calendar. I love good summer songs that make me think of the beach, kissing my boo, or driving for days through the countryside. I ...

In a thrilling game last night, the United States women’s national soccer team became World Cup champions again.

Some background: after a devastating final game loss to Japan back in 2011 (overtime, went to penalty kicks), the US Women’s National Team entered the tournament determined to become 2015 World Cup champions. Although they have been a consistently strong team, the US actually hadn’t won the title since 1999 (spoiler: that was an awesome game). So when the soccer cosmos aligned and placed the US and Japan back in the finals, the US WNT was allowed a chance at a nearly mythic redemption. This wasn’t just a game, it wasn’t just a World Cup final — it was a chance for the ...

In a thrilling game last night, the United States women’s national soccer team became World Cup champions again.

Some background: after a devastating final game loss to Japan back in 2011 (overtime, went to penalty kicks), the US ...

This is not the first time that Maria Maria Acha-Kutscher has created a series that catches the eyes and hearts of feminists around the world. In “Made in Latin America,” Acha-Kutscher features women who have created their own space within traditionally male-dominated industries, including folks like Venezuelan race car driver Milka Duno and Mare Advertencia Lirika, a Mexican rapper and activist previously featured on Feministing.

Born and raised by artist parents in Peru, Acha-Kutscher later spent time in Mexico with her grandfather, renowned art critic Juan Acha. She worked in advertising as a graphic designer and publicist for a time, before moving to Spain and beginning as an artist. Taking inspiration from her background in advertising, Acha-Kutscher uses her art ...

This is not the first time that Maria Maria Acha-Kutscher has created a series that catches the eyes and hearts of feminists around the world. In “Made in Latin America,” Acha-Kutscher features women who have created ...